History was made in Parliament today as members of Parliament elected one of their colleagues to chair proceedings in the absence of the Rt. Hon. Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin and his two deputies, Joseph Osei Owusu and Andrew Asiamah Amoako, for the first time.
According to Standing Order 12:4, the Clerk of Parliament will supervise an election to elect a member to preside over the business of the House whenever all Speakers are unavailable.
The House was informed that, due to the unavoidable absence of the speakers, a member would step into the shoes of the Speaker.
The Clerk of Parliament, Kwabena Nsiah, supervised and elected Akwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh.
Frank Annoh Dompreh, the Majority Chief Whip, nominated the MP for Sunyani East, a four-term member of Parliament.
His nomination was seconded by the Minority Chief Whip, Kwame Governs Agboza..